Service difficulty report · Wheel · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
July 26, 2001
Submitted
August 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777SA
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1081
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Wheel
Part number
AHA2063
Condition
Fire
Location
Mlg
Part time
7,507 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER THREE LANDINGS WITH FULL STOPS (CHECK AIRMEN RIDE), ON TAXI IT WAS OBSERVED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE NR 1 MAIN WHEEL. GROUND WAS NOTIFIED AND ALERTED THE CREW WHO IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THE CREW OBSERVED A SMALL BLUISH FLAME EMANATING FROM A LIGHTNING HOLE OF THE WHEEL. AN AIRCRAFT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME. LOCAL MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT SAFE TO MOVE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO CONCLUSIVE INFORMATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF IGNITION AND THE COMBUSTION SOURCE FOR SUSTAINING THE FIRE. THE LANDING GEAR, BRAKE, WHEEL WELL AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE WERE INSPECTED WITH NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE. THE WHEEL/TIRE ASSY WAS REMOVE